Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1887-10-08
DOMESTIC HINTS.


from which the meat mas DScl cuG
Skin FIRST b. pouring boiling water
over, when skin can readily be re-
moved. Cover with one quart cold
water and simmer three hours; then
strain, and return liquid to kettle.
Add TO it two chopped onions. three
grated potatoes, oue-half turnip grated.
salt and pepper TO season. aud cne-half
teacupful soaked raw rice. Boil until
rice is very soft. then add one quart
rich milk, one tablespoonful cornstarch
stirred with three tablespoonfuls of but
ter until smooth. Simmer five minutes
and serve very hot
PoT-RoAsTED BEEF.
Take piece of cheap beef, say from
the round, boil two hours in about
enough of water to almost cover it;
season with pepper and salt When
the water is almost boiled away turn
the meat often. TO keep II from sticking
to the bottom Of the pot AT last the
water VIII all be evaporated, and them
let the meas brown little; take it out
and add to the hot fat -four and water;
this win make rich brown gravy. Ii
is best 10 have tablespoonful of -four
mixed with quart of water ready to
pour in as soon as the meat is re-
moved. so as not TO have the fat
scorched. Pork, veal or mutton 10
equally nice cooked in this manner.
BREAD GRIDDLE CAKES
Soak small bowl of bread over
night in milk. In the morning mix
half a cup of -four into which is pat
one and one-half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder with one quart Of milk. three
well beaten eggs and little salt Beat
M the bread with this batter until it is
very light and fry delicate brown
: The batter should be thick
LEMON CREAM
Pare two lemons thin. pour over one
half pint boiling water, let stand all
} night squeeze the juice of the lemons
J on one-half pound sugar the next morn
ing, beat three eggs well, take out the
} peel and mix the water with other in.
gradients, strain through sieve. then.
g stir over a brisk FIRE till thick as cream
r pour hot in the glasses.
t BREAD PUDDING.
!. One quart of milk. one pint bread
: crumbs, the yolks of three eggs, one
cup OF sugar, small piece Of butter
flavor 10 taste; bake twenty minutesf
when cool spread jelly over iii beat to
e froth the reserved whites OF eggs
y mix with one tablespoonful OF sugar;
e pile on top of the jelly and set in hot
Il oven until slightly Drowned.
g SODA CAKE
One pound of -four. one-hah pound
It currants, one-fourth bound raisins, one
q fourth pound butter. six ounces sugar,
e two ounces orange peel. two ounces
j almonds. one teaspoonful carbonate Of
IN soda. flavor with essence of lemon; add
a milk enough to make stiff, and put in
re e-half nutmeg.
ii DUMPLINGs
. Make the dough as for biscuits, with
sour milk and soda. then add one tea
spoonful of baking powder and roll oul
!. as thin as pie crust; sDread with butter
q fold and roll again. cut into incl
squares, and drop in the boiling pot
: CREAM SPONGE CAKE
= One cup flour, one third cup Of sugar
& one-half cup of cream, two eggs. one
= half teaspoonful OF soda mixed in -four
- Beat the eggs sugar and cream to
=. gether. then add the flour. beat light.
and bake at once.
WHITE FRUIT CAKE
One pound Of flour, one pound 0
ed sugar, one pound of butter, one ponn'
he blanched almonds. three pounds eitron
vs. one grated cocoanut whites Of sixteei
,al eggs, two teaspoonfuls baking powder
flavor 10 taste
re SWEET PICKLES
Ten pounds of fruit, four pounds Q
m. sugar, one quart of vinegar. fou
~ ounces cinnamon. one ounce cloves
~ Boil fruit tender and drain, sc'ld vin'
gar and spices together three morning
~ and pour on hot.
III CANNED GRAPES
az Pick carefully from the stems. bein
lot careful not to tear the SIX much. pu
he in kettle with little water stir care
vs. fully; when well heated through. r.
st move from fire and put in cans.
in POTATO PIE.
Beat together two tablespooufuls
IN. sugar. one of -four and two eggs, ad
ew one small cup of finely mashed pot
No toes seasoned with salt and butter M
no and enough m TX 10 make two pies.
ar SNOW CAKE.
a One cup of white sugar. half cup
he butter, one aud half of -four. ha
cup of sweet m TX. teaspoonfni OF bal
,as ing powder. whites of four eggs fave
IS. with almond.
EXCELLENT BUN.
avs Take one quart of flour, NIX with
lot one.half teaspoonful OF salt thrt
Al tcaspoonfu.s of baking powder mi
thoroughly. Then rub in one-half co
Of of butter. four eggs. one pint Of mil
on. Pour the batter into gem pans and bal
r." in quick oven.